Class Acts
By Staff
The following is a list of ongoing classes in Loudoun County. The list includes everything from dance to needlework classes.
Integrative medicine
The following health classes will take place 6:30-8 p.m. at the Integrative Family Medical Center, 116-Q Edwards Ferry Road in Leesburg. Admission is free.
May 29: "Sugar Blues: How to Get Off the Sugar Roller Coaster."
June 3: Lifestyle and Wellness support group's brief lecture on nutrition.
June 10: "ABCs of Whole Foods."
June 11: Oasis, a monthly reflection, dialogue group. Call 540-338-9729 to register.
June 16: "Supplements: The Why and What of Taking Supplements."
June 19: "An Exploration of Holistic Health and Nutrition."
June 23: "Pain Free for Women," exercises to strengthen muscles to improve bone density, alleviate incontinence, relieve stress.
For more information and to register, call 703-669-6118. A calendar of classes is available at www.integrativefamily.com.
Speech, hearing Kindergarten readiness. Noon Friday, May 30. 19465 Deerfield Ave., Suite 201, Lansdowne. Blue Ridge Speech and Hearing Center's Lunch and Learn class. Light lunch provided. Child care available. Free, but space is limited and registration is required. 703-858-7620.
Visual arts
Plein aire painting. Watercolor artist Catherine Hillis is offering a class in plein aire painting at outdoor locations through June. Students are taught how to compose a landscape and develop it into a painting. For all levels. Hillis also is teaching traditional and contemporary watercolor techniques in her studio at 107 E. Main St., #4D, in Purcellville. 703-431-6877, chhillis@aol.com, www.catherinehillis.com.
Dance
Hip-Hop/Break/Jazz workshop. June 23-27, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; also July 28-Aug. 1. Creative Dance Center, Ashburn. For ages 10-15. Jazz shoes required. Bring snack. $150. Contact Douglass Community Center, 703-771-5913 or dcc@loudoun.gov.
Dance Foundations. Aug. 4-8, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Creative Dance Center, Ashburn. Jazz, lyrical and ballet techniques for ages 11 and older. Ballet or jazz shoes required. Bring snack. $150. Contact Douglass Community Center, 703-771-5913 or dcc@loudoun.gov.
Dance tech. Aug. 4-8, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Creative Dance Center, Ashburn. Ballet, jazz and lyrical technique with turns and leaps, for ages 7-11. Ballet or jazz shoes required. $150. Contact Douglass Community Center, 703-771-5913 or dcc@loudoun.gov.
Clogging. Beginner lessons for adults and children 10 and older, by the Blue Ridge Thunder Cloggers. $25 per month. Classes meet near Purcellville. 540-882-4917 or brtcloggers@aol.com.
Irish step dance. Saturdays, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Footloose Dance and Fitness Studio, 739 E. Main St., Purcellville. For beginners and intermediates. 540-338-3668 or www.footloosestudio.com.
Scottish Highland dance. Mondays at Old Stone School, 37098 Charles Town Pike, Hillsboro. With Catherine Davidson Fisher, founder of the Davidson School of Highland Dance. For children 4 and older. 301-865-4546.
Senior dance classes. Square dance for beginners, Mondays, 7-10 p.m.; line dance, Wednesdays, 1-2 p.m.; and tap dance, Wednesdays, 2-3 p.m. Leesburg Senior Activity Center, 215 Depot Court S.E. Free. Call to register, 703-737-8039.
Needlework
Children's needlework seminar. June 23-27, 9 a.m.-noon. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 605 W. Market St. in Leesburg. The Loudoun Museum's 13th annual children's needlework seminar. For ages 8 through high school. $100 per child (discounted for museum members); snacks and materials provided. To register, call the Loudoun Museum at 703-777-7427, or send e-mail to education@loudounmuseum.org.
Language
English. Offered by the Loudoun Literacy Council with ongoing registration. 703-777-2205.
Beginning Spanish. Tuesdays at Leesburg Senior Activity Center, 215 Depot Court S.E. $7 for 13 weeks. 703-737-8039.
ESL. Evening classes on English as a Second Language. Christ Our Savior Church, 46611 Jefferson Drive, Sterling. $20 for materials. 703-433-1500.
English. St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, near Briar Patch Park in Sterling. Call for times and details. 703-421-7086.